Spider-Man #76

Name: Spider-Man #76
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

Jan 1997 · Marvel · 1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD

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“SHOC”

★ 1st appearance — Jill Stacy

About this Issue

Spider-Man #76 marks the first page-turn after the Clone Saga, functioning as a genuine new-chapter issue: Peter Parker reclaims the Spider-Man mantle in earnest, and writer Howard Mackie uses the fresh start to introduce three characters simultaneously — the armored hero S.H.O.C., the Hydra-connected villain Loxias Crown (who would evolve into the pseudo-vampire known as the Hunger), and Jill Stacy, cousin to the long-dead Gwen Stacy. That triple debut gives the issue unusual density for a post-event 'reset' comic, and Crown's later partial inspiration for Matt Smith's villain Milo in Sony's 2022 Morbius film extended the issue's reach beyond the printed page. The introduction of Jill Stacy also reopened one of Spider-Man's most emotionally resonant character threads — the shadow of Gwen — in a way that would ripple through the late-1990s Mackie era.

In "SHOC," Spider-Man teams up with a mysterious new hero bearing the name SHOC to face the enigmatic villain Crown, while Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson begin their new chapter at Empire State University—balancing college life with the weight of being a hero. Written by Howard Mackie and illustrated by John Romita Jr., with inks by Scott Hanna and dynamic lettering by Richard Starkings, Liz Agraphiotis, and Comicraft, the issue blends campus life with high-stakes action, all wrapped in a striking cover by Romita Jr. and Hanna.

writer Howard Mackie · artist John Romita Jr. · inker Scott Hanna · letterer Richard Starkings · letterer Liz Agraphiotis · letterer Comicraft · cover John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna

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History

The issue arrives directly in the wake of Spider-Man #75's 'Revelations' conclusion, in which Ben Reilly was killed by the Green Goblin and confirmed as the clone, restoring Peter Parker as the one true Spider-Man. Howard Mackie, the architect of much of the Clone Saga's later chapters, continued as writer on the relaunched title alongside penciler John Romita Jr. and inker Scott Hanna — the same creative trio that closed out the saga — giving the post-Clone era an immediate sense of continuity in craft even as the story pivoted hard toward new characters and a return to Empire State University. Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras oversaw the line during this transition period.

Trivia · 9 facts

First appearance of Loxias Crown, a Hydra agent whose S.H.O.C.-derived darkforce armor later transforms him into the pseudo-vampire villain known as the Hunger.
First appearance of S.H.O.C. (Todd Fields, alias Neil/Neal Aiken), an armored hero whose father Dr. William Fields developed the darkforce suit for Hydra before being killed by Crown; Fields bonds with the suit and becomes an ally of Spider-Man.
First appearance of Jill Stacy, cousin of the late Gwen Stacy, who encounters Mary Jane Watson-Parker while both enroll at Empire State University.
The issue is the immediate follow-up to Spider-Man #75 ('Revelations'), the final chapter of the Clone Saga, in which Ben Reilly died and Peter Parker was confirmed as the original Spider-Man.
Written by Howard Mackie; pencils by John Romita Jr.; inks by Scott Hanna; cover by John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna.
Cover-dated January 1997; published November 1996 under Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras.
The story's action is set at Empire State University, where Crown takes staff and students hostage to recover Dr. Fields's research notes on the S.H.O.C. armor's darkforce technology.
The issue includes a 3-page preview of the 'Devil's Reign' crossover event between Top Cow Productions and Marvel Comics.
Loxias Crown served as a partial inspiration for Matt Smith's villain Milo in Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Morbius (2022), though the film's character differs substantially from the comics original.